Info-Graphics-Request@AIDS-UNIX.ARPA (Andy Cromarty) (09/07/85)
Welcome to INFO-GRAPHICS! Here are a few administrative details about the list: Archives -------- The archives for INFO-GRAPHICS are kept on SANDIA-CAD.ARPA in the file: DIST:INFO-GRAPHICS.ARCHIVE which may be FTP'd with user name ANONYMOUS and any password. If you cannot FTP the file, send mail to Info-Graphics-Request@AIDS-Unix. Be forewarned that these archives are not small; be sure you have sufficient space before you FTP (or request) them. Requests -------- If you have problems sending messages to the list, questions about technical details of the list distribution, or the like, send mail to INFO-GRAPHICS-REQUEST@AIDS-UNIX and we'll respond personally to your query. PLEASE DO NOT send your request to be added to/deleted from the list to INFO-GRAPHICS. If you do, it will be automatically redistributed as an article and will appear in hundreds of mailboxes around the world. Always send these requests to the -REQUEST address. Submissions & Release Format ---------------------------- To submit an article to Info-Graphics, simply send it to Info-Graphics@AIDS-Unix Submissions to the list are currently being delivered in a single batch mailing once a week, on weeks when there is something to send. This technique reduces the load on the network and the disturbance to list members due to incoming mail. Info-Graphics is not a true "digest", however: there is no list moderator who edits the incoming messages before they are redistributed. Everything operates automatically, with the attendant advantages and pitfalls. (If you fall into one of those pits, please send me mail at Info-Graphics-Request and we'll do our best to fix things up.) These details may help you automate your mail processing: Within a single release of Info-Graphics, the format consists of an initial identifying header, a list of topics covered in that release, and then each message as received in chronological order, separated by a dashed line. The dashed line separating the header from the first message is 70 hyphens long; the dashed lines between messages are 30 hyphens long. A line containing only "End of INFO-GRAPHICS" followed by a line of 20 asterisks indicates the end of the release. Most of the header information is removed from each submission automatically at release time; when the software is working correctly, only "Date:", "From:", and "Subject:" typically appear. ** ** ** ** ** ** I hope to see a wide range of graphics topics discussed, including software, hardware, ideas, profound thoughts -- anything related to graphics for advanced or beginning users on any machine is fair game. I hope you enjoy INFO-GRAPHICS. Andy Cromarty, Coordinator Info-Graphics-Request@AIDS-Unix.ARPA